Tomatoes are a curious plant. Once you are comfortable with what you are doing, they are easy to grow. They can climb to impressive heights, and it's rewarding seeing the tomatoes gain size and ...

One might choose his Carmello variety (great for sauces), or the Cherokee Purple, said to be rich and sweet, or a Green Grape variety—”tangy and great for snacking,” he said. All of Gasperik’s ...

Eight hours or more is best for developing sweet, ripe fruits. You see, the warmth of the sun powers sugar production and ripening. Tomatoes are especially sensitive to this, with noticeable flavor ...

Hands picking tomatoes from container-grown plants - Dmitrii Marchenko/Getty Images Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) are said to be among some of the easiest types of plants you can grow in a home ...

Plant tomatoes in containers with good drainage that are at least 10 to 20 gallons and keep the soil consistently moist. Site tomatoes in an area away from strong winds that gets 6-8 hours of sun per ...

Even if you love the shifting colors of autumn and frosty winter mornings, you have to admit that the abundance of fresh, ripe produce in summer is one of the best parts of the season. When the cold ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Few things can compete with a juicy, flavorful tomato recipe on a hot summer day — especially when you've ...

‘Roma’ tomatoes are used for making paste, sauce, salsa and are perfect for canning due to their “meaty” flesh, low water content and fewer seeds. Roma is a determinate tomato, staying 3-4’ in size, ...

If you have struggled to grow large tomatoes in the past, then listen up. The problem with tomatoes is that they are tropical plants and they only pollinate well in a certain temperature range. That ...

This tomato growhouse normally retails for £59.99 at Christow but has been discounted to £34.99. It's designed specifically for growing tomatoes, and Christow says it's also great for other plants ...

The summer is nearly over, and I still haven’t picked any of the large tomatoes that I painstakingly started indoors and nurtured in the early spring. Meanwhile, the “wild” cherry tomatoes that reseed ...